The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-27

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ofSs S9oW snnusl sSles Of half 8 million.
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mill, Which handles The. 6sx crop 81 : isrSe
1TmDer Ok counties. Its aggregate sales 81
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"a. Ano!E g imPoItsnt branch Of manuise.
Thich make the celebrated Sioux City. Cor.
aisS 0n9laee; Xpese goods are extensively
ssatppS4 20 tne raci1u coast. having 9 mar.
Angeles. ~"e
IN addition TO these establishments the
CitX Gan D0aeC an extensive vinegar and
p pac1tng " ieSStory: tWo planning mills. and
trssses, soaps. patent medicines. brewery
The Sioux City. Nursery and Seed com.
ofnlrsery stock and handling Id sorts Of
All these various industries make annual
seles amounting. to 5000 ,00O, and employ
a,ty.seven travelling men. There are more
" HUNDRED COMMERCIAL MEN
reading here, representing Sioux City's va
rious branches Of trade and manufactures In
the tributary region round about. From this
necessarily condemned statement Of facts and
nguree the reader can form . fair estimate Of
its commercial importance. And when the
tact 70 understood that the tributary country
is only 81 per cent settled, It will be seen that
this city's growth e amply assured.
one OF the most important railroad centers In.
the west, and additional roads are IN process
Of construction.
The Sioux City and Pacific is tho pioneer
! road, being completed to this point IN 1858,
anording an eastern outlet which was then
regarded as an immense achievement. The
road now has . line OF over 500 miles west Of
the Missouri river, extending into Wyoming
The Illinois Central-originally the Du.
buque and Sioux City-wae the next road to
reach this point, being completed and run
ming ~ le1O.
and Omaha road, and practically : part Of the
great eystem OF the Chicago and Northwest
ern. Extensive railroad shops Of the system
are located here.
Across the river cars are transported by
ferry boats, and from that point three shorter
line radlate-one to Norfolk, one to Ponca,
and another to Omaha, Neb.
The Dakota system Of roads radiating from
this point now constitute . part OF the great
Milwaukee and ct. Paul system.
A summary Of the railroads Of Sioux City
shows five great trunk ines, with ten roads
and branches running out In al directions.
And several more are being constructed ct .
rapid rate. For example, the Chicago, Mil.
wsukee and 81. Paul company Y 9 CON
trunk line at Manila, and It is nearly ready
for the rolling stock. Within . few months
that company will be running two magnii-
cent trains per day, with elegant dining and
sleeping coaches, from Chicago through Sioux
City, TO Bismarck, D. T.-a distance Of over
500 miles without change ofcars.
Eighteen years ago one little mixed train
. day comprfsed Sioux City's railroad advan-
tages. Now
r1rrEEN PASSENGER TRAINS DAILY
leave tins city traversing the various radi.
ating lines.
During the year 1855 Sioux City's freight
age amounted to 5000 car loads, or nearly
. thousand cara per week. This does not In.
clude the immense traffic by rail through this
place to points beyond.
These various railroads give constant cut
pl0yment here to $50 men.
By authority of an act Of congress there ID
to be constructed at this point across the
Missouri river . magnificent railroad bridge,
with ample provision for the transfer Of cars
Of the railroad lines centering here. It IL to
be q structure Of which the state - well Is
the city viii be justly proud. Work ON the
new bridge will be begun ~ early - practica-
BILE the present summer, and rapidly pushed
to completion.
From the western end Of this bridge sur.
veys have been made for Q line to Denver,
Col, which. It IL believed, will be built 1t an
early day.
100000, having doubled within the past
eighteen months. And still the leading
bankers cay the demand 10 for more capital
and ENLARGED banking facilities to transact
the business centering here. The country
banks look to Sioux City for accommodations
and the demand 10 greater than the present
supply.
national. and two state banks. and two say.
ings banks. During the past twelve months
they sold exchange to the amount OF e09,000,.
600. The depostts arc large and constantly
increasing.